1990 convertible front wings

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Post Mon Jan 22, 2018 6:22 pm

I need to buy a new front wing,a couple of questions,is the convertible wing different to the saloon and can anyone recommend a good pattern part opposed to a BMW Oem part.
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Post Mon Jan 22, 2018 8:38 pm

cabby wings are different and no pattern parts exist for them. You can make one much cheaper with a pattern wing and an experienced metalworker. Above the trim strip is the same as non cab variants so cut off the section below and fabricate and weld in the cab bottom section.
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Post Mon Jan 22, 2018 8:52 pm

Cheers for the info
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Post Tue Jan 23, 2018 12:51 pm

That's what has been done recently to mine. We bought pattern ones and took off what was required, I did post some pictures in a previous thread about this, or you can find them in members cars section titled and so it began.......